APSU Sports: Austin Peay Women’s Basketball
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University women’s basketball team got off to another hot start, but could not maintain its early momentum in a 68-43 Ohio Valley Conference loss to Eastern Illinois, Saturday night at the Dunn Center.
Austin Peay (5-12, 0-5) changed its starting lineup for the first time in eight games and the move paid dividends early. The Lady Govs jumped out to a 12-2 lead in the opening 6:20. Senior Meghan Bussabarger, who came off the bench for the first time this season, scored seven points in the opening run. APSU’s defense also responded and held EIU to 1-of-8 shooting and forced five turnovers.Eastern Illinois (11-7, 5-1 OVC) changed tactics defensively and found its stroke offensively soon after Austin Peay gained its 10-point lead. The Panthers closed the half with a 29-8 run over the final 13:40 and took a 31-20 halftime lead. Six different EIU players scored during the half-ending run, including senior Ta’Kenya Nixon who scored eight points.
The Panthers did not relent in the second half, keeping the lead in double-digit territory the entire period. A 10-5 EIU run late in the half pushed its lead to a secure 25 points with 1:51 remaining.
Senior Leslie Martinez led Austin Peay with a nine-point, 11-rebound, four-steal performance. Bussabarger added 13 points.
Nixon led all scorers with 18 points and was credited with six assists. Sydney Mitchell added a 10-point, 15-rebound performance off the bench. The Panthers dominated the glass, posting a 55-38 rebounding advantage which included 20 offensive rebounds.
Austin Peay concludes its four-game homestand when it hosts SIU Edwardsville in a 7:00pm, Monday contest.
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Box Score
Eastern Illinois vs Austin Peay
1/19/13 5:15pm at Clarksville, TN. (Dunn Center)
Eastern Illinois 68
Total | 3-point | Rebounds | ||||||||||||
## | Player | p | fgm-fga | fgm-fga | ftm-fta | off-def | tot | pf | tp | a | to | blk | stl | min |
10 | OROSZOVA, Sabina | f | 4-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
51 | KING, Mariah | f | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
03 | PAYNE, Katlyn | g | 2-7 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 1-6 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
04 | WYSS, Kelsey | g | 2-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
15 | NIXON, Ta’Kenya | g | 8-12 | 0-1 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
01 | WOOLFOLK, Danielle | – | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
22 | CRUNK, Jordyne | – | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
24 | PALOMBIZIO, Morgan | – | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
32 | SHUMPERT, Alece | – | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
33 | MITCHELL, Sydney | – | 5-14 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 6-9 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
40 | OLSON, Taryn | – | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
54 | WILLIS, DeAnna | – | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
TM | TEAM | – | – | – | – | 3-5 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Totals………….. | – | 29-72 | 6-19 | 4-9 | 20-35 | 55 | 21 | 68 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 200 | |
40.3% | 31.6% | 44.4% | ||||||||||||
Team summary: | FG | 3FG | FT | |||||||||||
1st Half: | 12-38 | 5-13 | 2-5 | |||||||||||
31.6% | 38.5% | 40.0% | ||||||||||||
2nd Half: | 17-34 | 1-6 | 2-4 | |||||||||||
50.0% | 16.7% | 50.0% |
Austin Peay 43
Total | 3-point | Rebounds | ||||||||||||
## | Player | p | fgm-fga | fgm-fga | ftm-fta | off-def | tot | pf | tp | a | to | blk | stl | min |
21 | NWOKOCHA, Jennifer | f | 2-9 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 1-7 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
32 | HARDAWAY, Alexis | f | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3-2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
03 | BULEY, Shira | g | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
14 | MARTINEZ, Leslie | g | 3-11 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 3-8 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 39 |
44 | OLSZEWSKI, Shelby | g | 1-4 | 0-3 | 1-6 | 3-0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 26 |
01 | GRAY, Tiasha | – | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
04 | STAINBACK, Kristen | – | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
05 | OLSZEWSKI, Nicole | – | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
15 | HOWARD, Amber | – | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
23 | NORTON, Symantha | – | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
42 | HILL, Kaitlyn | – | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
43 | BUSSABARGER, Meghan | – | 6-14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
TM | TEAM | – | – | – | – | 1-2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Totals………….. | – | 16-57 | 3-18 | 8-18 | 12-26 | 38 | 15 | 43 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 200 | |
28.1% | 16.7% | 44.4% | ||||||||||||
Team summary: | FG | 3FG | FT | |||||||||||
1st Half: | 8-28 | 2-10 | 2-8 | |||||||||||
28.6% | 20.0% | 25.0% | ||||||||||||
2nd Half: | 8-29 | 1-8 | 6-10 | |||||||||||
27.6% | 12.5% | 60.0% |
Score by Periods | 1st | 2nd | Total | |
Eastern Illinois | 31 | 37 | 68 | Record: (11-7 (5-1 OVC)) |
Austin Peay | 20 | 23 | 43 | Record: (5-12 (0-5 OVC)) |
Points in the paint-EIU 32,APSU 18. Points off turnovers-EIU 19,APSU 10. |
2nd chance points-EIU 15,APSU 5. Fast break points-EIU 4,APSU 4. |
Bench points-EIU 25,APSU 13. Score tied-1 time. Lead changed-1 time. |
Last FG-EIU 2nd-00:28, APSU 2nd-01:39. |
Largest lead-EIU by 25 2nd-01:51, APSU by 10 1st-13:40. |
Officials: Cole Womack(R), Alex Sheffield, David Jenkins Technical fouls: Eastern Illinois-None. Austin Peay-None. Attendance: 650 Player of the Game: Leslie Martinez |
I don’t understand a coach who sets a players that are her scores. Looks to me like she has give up on this team and is working on next year.
Like Bussabarger is high score this year and she still out scores everyone else on team and pulls four reb. and only playing 20mins. Again looks like she could care less about this years team.